The only real difference between the Mongoose and the DeCoster frame is the oval (instead of round) cutout in the front head tube gusset. Bikes like this one with the short frame were only available in the nickel finish. There were different color versions in nickel, Red, Blue, and Yellow. The bike kits came in long or short frame versions made of 4130 chromoly. Manufactured by BMX Products, Inc., they were very similar to the Mongoose Motomag. Roger DeCoster bikes were produced from 1976 to 1983 and were sold as frame kits at most Schwinn bicycle shops across the country. This is a Roger DeCoster BMX bike, and while it may not be at the top of your wish list today, you really couldn’t have had a better birthday gift as ten-year-old in 1977. Unless you give them other ideas you may end up with a restored kids’ bike from 1977 as a birthday gift. The old Nitto handlebars were wide and put the rider in a comfortable upright position, and the ergonomic molded grips felt great.īefore you interupt your spouse to show off this web page, excitedly recalling the virtues of your first BMX bike, you should be warned: Your 50th birthday is coming up. This mountain bike was designed with a slack head tube angle and lots of fork rake, nice design elements that made the bike handle beautifully on the trails and kept the rider fairly stable at high speeds. This Schwinn Cimarron, on the other hand, deserves some nostalgia. Some folks reminisce about Schwinn road bikes… Don’t get us started on the Schwinn Varsity 10-speed. Some Schwinn fans reminisce about the 5-speed Sting-Ray or Krate models, bikes that when ridden aggressively were likely to impale the rider with a handlebar end or the shifter knob, bend a fork or break a frame. Those were pretty stylish bikes, but they were outrageously heavy and inefficient… And they were designed for children who sometimes weighed less than the Schwinn they were riding. People look back fondly on Schwinn’s balloon-tire cruisers of the 1950’s. If you find yourself at a Schwinn “dealership” these days, we suggest that you check out the grills or the lawn furniture instead. Professional bicycle stores and trained mechanics are rarely involved in the assembly of new Schwinns. The bikes are built overseas, not in Chicago. The Schwinn family is no longer involved. So with all of that, keep in mind that Schwinn bicycles of today are not the bikes that we hold in such high esteem. They made industrial-age bicycles seem new and exciting during the space-age.įor many of us, Schwinn bicycles are the reason we even ride a bike today. They built bikes for adults at a time when cycling was considered just a childhood activity. They trained bicycle mechanics and helped build professional bicycle dealerships across the country. In the three decades immediately following World War II, Schwinn nearly single-handedly kept the United States riding bicycles. In fact, there are enough of them that we decided that they deserve their own museum section. There are a lot of old Schwinn bicycles kicking around Classic Cycle. So it's not really a faithful "reproduction Krate" OR a "reproduction single speed Stingray" but some sort of 21st century hybrid - which seemed to work for the recent "vintage inspired" Ford Mustangs/Chevy Camaros/Dodge Challengers.Like most great Schwinn products, this sign is over 60 years old. Krates ARE Stingrays, so maybe she's trying to say that single speed Stingrays had the same diameter wheels front and rear? She's right about the lack of "gears" and the missing "Stik Shift," but Schwinn Krates like this did come with 16" front wheels: Lemon Peeler had gears and Sting-Rays had same diameter wheels front and rear so you failed at both.miserably." - Julie Smith I've pretty much given up on Amazon reviews, between the people who post things just to (attempt to) be funny and the people who just don't know what they're talking about, like this one: "Way to capitalize with a total fake. Based on three reviews, ALL posted yesterday, and none of them look like the "reviewers" actually bought the bike.
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